Introduction to Shakespeare as a literary and dramatic writer; study of three Shakespeare plays in Elizabethan/Jacobean theater, ideas, culture, politics, modern critical debates and changing styles of production. Examination of individual plays; relationships, cultural, ideological, theatrical contexts and aspects.

Introduction to Fiction

LIT 147

Students will read, discuss, and analyze short stories and novels written by different authors from a variety of time periods as a way of appreciating and understanding the purposes, forms, terms, and critical approaches associated with these two literacy modes.

Students will read, study, and examine American Literary works written after the Civil War to the present that are reflective of the time period's significant literary movements and changing intellectual social, and political perspectives.

An introduction to the literary and cultural traditions of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American people and to general issues of cultural marginalization of minorities in the American experience.

Students will study women as both writers and characters in literature written by women in English. Students will explore important themes and ideas, as well as learn about form, technique, and literary terms.

Students will read the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament. By studying in the Bible's many genres and tones, students will discover that after many centuries the Bible remains a compelling literary masterpiece.